Even
Stevens race horse Melbourne Cup winner

Even
Stevens was foaled in 1957 and was by Fairs Fair out of
the mare Amaroo (by Gold Nib)

In
front of a crowd of 92293 people the five year old won
1962 Melbourne Cup by 4 lengths as 3/1 favourite carrying
8 stone 5 pounds ridden by Les Coles.

Interestingly,
Even Stevens became the first "fly in" to win
the Melbourne Cup when he was on the inaugural Qantas
flight for horses on October 2 that year from Wellington
to Melbourne.

He
also won the Caulfield Cup that year and took an estimated
half a million pounds from the doubles bookmakers after
being very well supported.

He
won 8 races in total, including the Werribee Cup, and
£43,895 in prize money. He was leased to Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother, but prior to sailing
for England, suffered an accident in training which necessitated
his retirement from racing.